Cygnus

They moved headquarters downtown last year with the intention to close their Norwood offices in the near future.

Councilwoman Amy Murry on WLW now talking trash...

First Financial Bank to make downtown announcement Business Courier - Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 4:50pm EST First Financial Bancorp is expected Thursday to announce downtown Cincinnati development plans, according to a media advisory from the city of Cincinnati. Claude Davis, CEO of the downtown-based bank, will make the announcement at 10 a.m. at City Hall and will be joined by Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr., according the advisory. cont

And where are the Business Courier's Streetcar Poll results?!?!

So which is it? The TRAC members that voted to fund the streetcar are still in their positions, no? Per the TRAC website, William Brennan, Robert Clarke Brown, Patrick Darrow, Bill Dingus, Raymond E. DiRossi, Antoinette A. Selvey-Maddox, Patrick J. Ungaro are the current members with one seat vacant. Kasich has only appointed a new Director in Jerry Wray. That's still one vote versus seven. Or will Kasich be appointing all new members? Or does Kasich have the power to veto a TRAC vote? BTW - Per their calendar, TRAC had a Working Session today at 10 AM. Is that why we have all this flurry of speculation today?

Didn't he also once say it'd cost $3 Billion? So $100 Million spent to date ain't nothing! :drunk:

Has the highest rated TRAC project ever been "vetoed" by a Governor?

Some of those are faux balconies...

Yes

Holy Grail to open March 17 DOWNTOWN – Holy Grail, the first restaurant and bar at The Banks, is scheduled to open March 17 – just in time to kick off St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness. “We’re 95 percent sure that we’re going to make it by then,” said Jim Moehring, a partner in the restaurant’s ownership group. “There’s a bunch of stuff that has to happen, but I think we’re going to hit our mark.” Located at the northwest corner of Joe Nuxhall Way and Freedom Way – directly across from The Reds Hall of Fame – Holy Grail is the only locally-owned venue to sign a lease at The Banks so far. Regular hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Sunday. cont

Mallory did 'Boss' 'for the people' Word had leaked out that Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory would wear a fat suit on Undercover Boss, but it was something quite different to see the fastidious, thin, always-impeccably-dressed man put on the baggy fabric on national TV. The show went over big at Cadillac Ranch downtown, at a watching party to which Mallory invited friends and supporters. People booed when Mallory went out to write parking tickets, and howled when he reacted to a worker’s eight kids by what sounded like, "Damn, bro." It was hard to imagine Mallory, who is rarely seen in public without a suit on, as someone with a belly, fake facial hair and a wig of dreadlocks. But he pulled it off – to the extent that just one of the workers he spent time with seemed to recognize him. cont You can watch the full episode via the CBS Undercover Boss website.

The Banks from Great American Tower

Per the Enquirer, the coalition of Finney/Miller/Smitherman have decided on November for their ill-conceived ballot measure. Had they instead tried for May, wouldn't today be the last day to turn in their signed petitions?

Details from probrewer.com: Head Brewer: Christian Moerlein Lager House – Cincinnati, Ohio The Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio will be seeking a head brewer for the new Christian Moerlein Lager House located on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati Riverfront Park, between Great American Ballpark, home to the Reds, and Paul Brown Stadium, home to the Bengals, and next to the new Banks lifestyle district. A full description of the project can be found at http://www.mycincinnatiriverfrontpark.com/moerlein-lager-house.htm. The head brewer position of the Moerlein Lager House needs to be an individual that has unsurpassed passion for brewing, a love for brewing history, and a grand appreciation and knowledge of the finer beers in the world, as this will be the character of the new Moerlein Lager House. The head brewer will be the overall manager of the brewery operation, and will have complete responsibility for all aspects of the business. This will include but not be limited to: • Maintaining a clean and efficient brewing operation • Keep all beers on tap at all times • Hiring, managing, mentoring, and scheduling the brewing staff • Educating servers, bartenders, managers, and customers • Creating and submitting weekly, monthly, and annual reports • Ordering raw materials, chemicals, parts, etc. • Developing new recipes and maintaining recipe standards • Scheduling brew house, cellar, maintenance, and cleaning • Holding safety meetings and keeping the MSDS binder updated Experience Applicants must have the following experience and attributes: • Can demonstrate a successful track record working as a brewer in a brewpub or production brewery (minimum three years experience and prefer advanced course work in brewing) • Proven ability in recipe design and execution • Honesty, sincerity, and a good work ethic • Understanding of quality control concepts and procedures • Good communication skills and ability to interact with the public • Flexibility and ability to multi-task • Must be available to start work full time in July 2011 We plan to set up interviews with selected candidates at the Craft Brewer’s Conference in San Francisco on March 24th & 25th, and also in the Cincinnati area the week of April 4th. Please send resumes to [email protected] by March 9th. Reply With Quote

Christian Moerlein hiring for head brewer at new Lager House Business Courier - by Jon Newberry - Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 2:58pm EST Attention beer lovers! Your dream job has arrived. Apply now! Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. has launched a global search for a head brewer to run the Moerlein Lager House that’s under development on Cincinnati’s riverfront. cont

Residents rally to protest 3CDC moves in Over-the-Rhine Business Courier - by Lucy May - Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 2:53pm EST About three dozen people gathered in Over-the-Rhine Friday to protest what they called the displacement of residents in the historic neighborhood by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. The group, led by Josh Spring, executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, chanted such slogans as "Housing for people, not for profit" and "Washington Park is our park, not just your park.” 3CDC is working with the Cincinnati Park Board on a $47 million renovation and expansion of Washington Park, which protesters fear will ultimately keep neighborhood residents from enjoying it. cont

Mayor Mallory’s Undercover Boss Airs March 6 TV and Media Blog | 8:19 am, Feb 24, 2011 | Written by jkiesewetter Would you recognize him? Here’s the first photo of Mayor Mark Mallory in disguise for “Undercover Boss.” The episode will air Sunday, March 6 (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7). The Mallory episode — taped in early January — is the first elected official, the first government official and the first African-American man to star in the CBS reality show. cont

This was on WCPO the other night... Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory defends travels on taxpayers' tab They are some of the most exotic and distant destinations on Earth. China, Israel, Ukraine and Japan just to name a few. And they are all places that Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory has traveled to since being elected. But in these difficult financial times for the city, how does he justify continuing to often take these trips on the taxpayers' tab? And just how many places has he visited? 9 News Anchor Lance Barry is on your side with the answers. cont Mayor's Travel List: http://media2.wcpo.com/pdfs/MayorTravelList.pdf

Jeff Ruby's Walnut Street Grill to open Feb. 28 Business Courier - Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:35pm EST Walnut Street Grill, the latest restaurant from Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, is scheduled to open Feb. 28. The new downtown Cincinnati restaurant, located in the former Bootsy’s space at 631 Walnut St., will feature menu focused on lower priced items than Ruby’s other restaurants. Walnut Street Grill will prominently feature burgers, a menu item that has caught the attention of restaurant experts from Bobby Flay to the folks with Shula’s Steak Houses. cont

Not sure why they choose to change their logo from "American" being the color blue to it being white... Nothing new in this article: Sign shines from tower The first of two signs has been installed atop the Great American Tower at Queen City Square, Cincinnati’s newest and tallest skyscraper. Contractors recently put into place a north-facing logo and the final letters of the Great American Insurance Group sign on the top of the 665-foot tower. A south-facing logo and sign is expected to be completed by the end of March – in time for the Cincinnati Reds opening day game. cont

I hear they'll be filming at Fountain Square today. Not sure how they'll film around the ice rink tear down...

Cincinnati city manager outlines budget cuts, effects Most of the new riverfront park won’t open because of a lack of maintenance money and municipal courtrooms may need to be closed some days because of a lack of city prosecutors, according to a memo from Cincinnati city manager Milton Dohoney. Dohoney says those are among the specific effects of the city budget passed in December. The city already faces at least a $27 million gap in next year’s budget, Dohoney writes in a memo to Mayor Mark Mallory and council members, because council used that amount of one-time sources to fill the deficit in the current budget. cont

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Concrete pour today:

Noticed "Residence Inn" signage on the northeast corner last night then went by this morning and the front entrance steps appear to be complete. Pepsi truck delivering equipment. I believe they have an April opening date?